Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the permanent building of Guwahati Police Commissionerate and a surveillance system, comprising 2,000 CCTVs during his day-long visit to Assam on December29. He also inaugurated ‘Exhibition on Naveen Nyaya Sanhita’, organised by the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the new Guwahati Police Commissioner’s office.
The state-of-the-art and eco-friendly building built at ₹111 cr will house all branches of Guwahati Police and will have a seating capacity for 400 officers, besides a library and an archive.
During the function, Shah also inaugurated the Intelligence City Surveillance System (ICSS) inside the new building.
Addressing the gathering, the Union Home Minister said, “Integrated Command and Control Centre, constructed at a cost of ₹178 cr is aimed at translating the concept of smart policing into reality. The three new criminal laws will ensure delivery of justice in Assam from the session’s court to the Supreme Court within three years.”
“It may be noted that Assam has been consistently ranked first among all the States regarding implementation of Naveen Nyaya Sanhita according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Assam has scored 81.20 per cent as against the national average score of 57.02 per cent in NCLI dashboard,” the Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement.
Assam is the first State to achieve 100 per cent ‘geo fencing’ of all police stations in PM Gati Shakti portal, and also the first to enrol DNA samples in the MCU, it added.
At the same programme, Shah flagged off 39 mobile forensic vans under the Assam Police as part of an initiative to strengthen scientific crime investigation.
“This is part of a larger effort to enhance the use of forensic science in India’s criminal justice system, especially following the enactment of new criminal laws that makes visit of forensic experts mandatory for offenses carrying a punishment of more than seven years,” the CMO stated.
Following this, the Union Home Minister inaugurated Jyoti-Bishnu Antarjatik Kala Mandir built at a cost of approximately ₹291 cr in memory of two great litterateurs and artistes Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and Bishnu Prasad Rabha. It has a seating capacity of 5,000 people.
The Union Home Minister said, “No matter how much is said about Shri Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and art Guru Shri Bishnu Prasad Rabha, it will never be enough.”
He added that Agarwala made Assam’s first film, Joymoti, thereby laying the foundation of Assamese cinema, “Agarwala also worked to ignite the yearning for freedom among the people of Assam by linking music, theatre, and literature with patriotism. This awakened self-respect and patriotism in the hearts of the people of Assam was later carried forward by Gopinath Bordoloi through a strong movement,” Mr Shah said.
Speaking on the auditorium, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The Jyoti–Bishnu Antarjatik Kala Mandir reflects the State Government’s commitment to promoting culture alongside sustainable development. The complex will operate on green energy, with solar panels installed on the rooftop to reduce its carbon footprint and align the project with Assam’s environmental goals.”
This auditorium, the largest in the North East, is expected to boost cultural tourism, encourage large-scale events and further consolidate Guwahati’s role as a regional centre for culture, governance, and public engagement
During his visit, the Union Home Minister visited the Swahid Smarak Kshetra and also felicitated around 1,000 beneficiaries of the Congenital Heart Disease programme.
